Biologically enhanced dissolution of a pyrite‐rich black shale concentrate

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• Present address: Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, São Paulo State University, P.O. Box 355, Araraquara, SP 14.800, Brazil.
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• Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, 484 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210–1292, U.S.A. Phone: (614) 292–3379. Fax: (614) 292–8120. E‐mail: [email protected]‐state.edu.
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